Situated
twelve kilometers north
of Jixian County in
Tianjin and about ninety
kilometers east of
Beijing, Panshan
Mountain is part of the
Yanshan mountain range.
It is five hundred
meters above sea level
on the average, but its
main peak is about a
thousand meters high. In
history it was known as
“the first mountain east
of Beijing.” Among the
noted scenic spots here
are grotesque peaks and
rocks, monasteries, and
pagodas, pavilions and
stone sculptures.